Exodus 23:15
Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)
Cross-references
Exodus 12:14-28 gives the original institution of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which this verse later commands to be kept.
Exodus 12:43-49 provides additional regulations for who may partake in the Passover, expanding on the feast commanded here.
Exodus 13:6 repeats the same seven-day unleavened bread command, reinforcing the obligation cited in this verse.
Exodus 13:7 specifies the prohibition of leaven during the feast, adding detail to the command in this verse.
Exodus 34:18 reiterates the same Feast of Unleavened Bread command almost verbatim, showing it as a recurring instruction.
Exodus 12:15 gives the original command to eat unleavened bread for seven days—the very law summarized in the main verse.
Exodus 12:19 adds that no leaven may be found in houses during the seven days—further detailing the same Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Exodus 13:3 reminds Israel to remember the Exodus and eat no leavened bread—directly reinforcing the command in the main verse.
Exodus 13:4 specifies that the people left Egypt in the month of Abib—the same month named in the main verse for the feast.
Exodus 13:10 commands keeping the statute 'from year to year'—the same annual observance of Unleavened Bread required in the main verse.
Exodus 12:2 establishes the month of Abib as the first month—the same month appointed for the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the main verse.
In 1 Corinthians 5:8, Paul exhorts celebrating the festival with sincerity and truth, directly applying the feast's symbolism to Christian conduct.
In 1 Corinthians 5:7, Paul uses the unleavened bread metaphor to call for purity and identifies Christ as Passover lamb, typologically linking to the feast.
In Luke 22:7, the day of Unleavened Bread is noted, showing the same feast timing continued in the NT.
In Mark 14:12, the first day of Unleavened Bread is mentioned as the day for sacrificing the Passover lamb, directly referencing this feast.
In 2 Kings 23:21-23, Josiah reinstitutes the Passover, linking to the feast command and emphasizing its importance.
Joshua 5:10 records the Israelites actually keeping the Passover at Gilgal, fulfilling the command given in this verse.
In Deuteronomy 16:16, the law is restated: three annual feasts including Unleavened Bread, and not appearing empty-handed.
Deuteronomy 16:1-8 repeats the Passover and Unleavened Bread command, emphasizing its observance at the central sanctuary.
Numbers 28:16-25 details the offerings required during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, complementing the command in this verse.
Numbers 9:2-14 gives instructions for observing the Passover, including a second chance for the unclean, connecting to this feast command.
Leviticus 23:5-8 lists the Feast of Unleavened Bread among the appointed feasts, providing its official calendar placement.
2 Chronicles 35:17 records Josiah's observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread—a historical fulfillment of the command in the main verse.
In Acts 12:3, the Feast of Unleavened Bread is the timing for Peter's arrest — showing continued observance of this feast from Exodus.
In Acts 20:6, Paul sails after the Feast of Unleavened Bread — referencing the same feast commanded here.
In Joshua 5:11, the Israelites eat unleavened cakes after entering Canaan, showing the ongoing observance of the feast command.